The Irish Rovers – The Orange And The Green (Guitar)

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Oh, it is the biggest mixup that you have ever seen

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Me father he was orange, and me mother she was green.

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Oh, me father was an Ulsterman, proud Protestant was he

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My mother was a Catholic girl and from county Cork was she.

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They were married in two churches and lived happily enough

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Until the day that I was born and things got rather tough.

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Oh, it is the biggest mixup that you have ever seen

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Me father he was orange, and me mother she was green.

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Baptized by father Reilly I was rushed away by car

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To be made a little Orangeman, my father’s shining star.

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I was christened David Anthony but still inspite of that

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To my father I was William while my mother called me Pat.

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Oh, it is the biggest mixup that you have ever seen

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Me father he was orange, and me mother she was green.

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With mother every Sunday to mass I’d proudly stroll

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And after that the orange lodge would try to save my soul.

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And both sides tried to claim me, but I was smart because

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I’d play the flute, or play the harp depending were I was

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Oh, it is the biggest mixup that you have ever seen

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Me father he was orange, and me mother she was green.

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Now when I’d sing those rebel songs much to my mother’s joy

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My father would jump up and say “Look here, would you, me boy!

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That's quite enough of that lot.", he'd then toss me a coin

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And he'd have me sing The Orange Flute or the Heroes Of The Boyne.

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Oh, it is the biggest mixup that you have ever seen

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Me father he was orange, and me mother she was green.

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One day me Ma's relations came round to visit me.

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Just as my father's kinfolk were all sitting down to tea.

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We tried to smooth things over, but they all began to fight.

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And me, being strictly neutral, I bashed everyone in sight.

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Oh, it is the biggest mixup that you have ever seen

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Me father he was orange, and me mother she was green.

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Now my parents never could agree about my type of school.

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My learning was all done at home, that's why I'm such a fool.

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They've both passed on, God rest 'em, but left me caught between.

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That awful colour problem of the orange and the green.

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Oh, it is the biggest mixup that you have ever seen

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Me father he was orange, and me mother she was green

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Yes, it is the biggest mixup that you have ever seen

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Me father he was orange, and me mother she was green